Changing the paradigm: messages for hand hygiene education and audit from cluster analysis

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 345-351

  Gould, D J ^a   Navaie D ^b   Purssell, E ^c   Drey, N S ^d   Creedon, S ^e  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Cluster analysis; Education; Hand hygiene; Hand hygiene audit monitoring; Infection prevention

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; ENGLAND; GUILT; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MONITORING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TRUST; CROSS INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; ENGLAND; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NURSES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85028703742     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.07.026     Document Type: Article

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